She did a remarkable job of making an abstract idea -- an introverted child who loved making lists and categories -- into a vibrant, visually arresting story. The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus AUTHOR: Jen Bryant PUBLISHER: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers COPYRIGHT DATE: 2014 GENRE: Biography LEXILE: … What I will add is that this book does a beautiful job of quietly assuring children that it's perfectly okay if they're a little different or even obsessive. A simple, easy-to-access biography of Peter Roget, with a perfect kaleidoscope of curio-cabinet, collage illustrations by Melissa Sweet. Many of her illustrations involve lists of words from Roget's 1852 Thesaurus. I learned that thesaurus means 'treasure house' in Greek. Peter took his love for words and turned it to organizing ideas and finding exactly the right word to express just what he thought. At age 8, Roget began writing his first book, simply titled Peter, Mark, Roget.Peter, Mark, Roget. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time Parents need to know that 2015 Caldecott Honor book The Right Word, by author Jen Bryant and illustrator Melissa Sweet, who created the Caldecott Honor-winning book A River of Words, is a picture-book biography of the boy who grew up to write Roget's Thesaurus, the dictionary-like resource that students and writers commonly use to find synonyms or "the right word." There is so much to savor in reading this biography of a man relatively unknown in modern times but one who clearly loved words, ideas, and thinking. From the time Peter was little, he spent most of his time with books. Well, narratively and with this I of course mean from an entirely textual point of view, Jennifer Fisher Bryant's The Right Word: Roget and his Thesaurus truly is an absolutely perfect junior level biographical introduction to both the life and times of Peter Mark Roget and his famous (still now in use and also having been globally imitated for many languages other than English) thesaurus. It. WOOOOOOOOOOW. Finding the right word to express precisely how we feel or what we want to say is something with which every writer has struggled. Starting and ending with the intricately designed endpapers, this picture book sheds light on that most intriguing of individuals, Peter Mark Roget, who created and published a thesaurus in 1852 that has. I should read this again, and savor the book more. <>>> When it is so easy to go to the internet and find a whole list of words for synonyms or antonyms it is difficult to understand the importance of this work at times. ISBN … Finding the right word to express precisely how we feel or what we want to say is something with which every writer has struggled. "The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus is a fabulous illustrated junior biography, celebrating the richness and power of words, and the wonderful story of the man who organized and listed words to make them accessible to all There is so much going on in this book, it is beautifully crafted and a simple, yet informative, biography of Roget and his thesaurus. THE RIGHT WORD: Roget And His Thesaurus ISBN%978–0–8028–5385–1% Written by Jen Bryant Pictures by Melissa Sweet Eerdmans Books for Young Readers A!JUNIOR!LIBRARY!GUILD!SELECTION!!!!! I wonder if Roget was OCD? Peter Mark Roget, whose boyhood passion for list-making and finding the right word for every situation, led him to create his “treasure house” of a book, the thesaurus. Stunning, remarkable, extraordinary, staggering, incredible, outstanding, amazing, astonishing, marvelous, phenomenal, splendid. The Thesaurus was published for the first time in 1852. Melissa's mixed-media collages are eye-opening, eye-catching, stupendous, marvelous, ingenious, creative, etc., etc. The book has a very busy look to it, much like a scrapbook or a journal. 2 0 obj I love the way that Bryant and Sweet work together to introduce the idea, not only of synonyms but also of classification to young people. What I will add is that this book does a beautiful job of quietly assuring children that it's perfectly okay if they're a little different or even obsessive. The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus. It seems so easy now. Some illustrations are set in frames or panels. Start by marking “The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Word lists, timelines, collages, information galore, and fact-filled illustrations. But he didn’t write stories; he wrote lists. Welcome back. For someone who uses a thesaurus incessantly, I was shocked to realize how little I knew of Peter Mark Roget. For shy young Peter Mark Roget, books were the best companions -- and it wasn’t long before Peter began writing his own book. We’d love your help. Goodreads members who liked The Right Word: Roget … endobj “The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus is a fabulous illustrated junior biography, celebrating the richness and power of words, and the wonderful story of the man who organized and listed words to make them accessible to all The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus.Ill by Melissa Sweet. This won the Sibert Award as well as being a Caldecott Honor Award winner and well deserved! Or unhappy. New this month: Scandal rocks an elite British boarding school in The Divines. But in the meantime, I'm really enthusiastic. Peter took his love for words and turned it to organizing ideas and finding exactly the right word to express just what he thought. In case you don't know, he is a man who created our beloved. Other titles include Pieces of Georgia (IRA Young Adult Choices Pick), The Trial (about the 1935 Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial), a 1960’s-era novel Kaleidoscope Eyes (a Jr. Library Guild selection), Georgia’s Bones, celebrating the creative vision of artist Georgia O’Keeffe, Music for the End of Time, based on a true story about WWII, and Abe’s Fish: A Boyhood Tale of Abraham Lincoln. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers. %���� The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus Jen Bryant, author Melissa Sweet, illustrator Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2140 Oak Industrial Dr. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 9780802853851, $17.50, www.eerdmans Through the years his lists of words grew and in 1852 with his children’s encouragement he published his Thesaurus, (Greek for Treasure House), organized so that anyone-doctor, lawyer, cobbler, or factory worker-could find the right word when they needed it. 4 0 obj The illustrations and end papers in this picture book are stunning. See all 3 questions about The Right Word…, A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, Readers' Most Anticipated Books of January. Refresh and try again. %PDF-1.5 Peter took his love for words and turned it to organizing ideas and finding exactly the right word to express just what he thought. Once past the surprise, I found “The Right Word” an enchanting, gorgeous little book, and I was absolutely. This is an informational picture book of how Peter Roget came to the idea of creating a thesaurus, a lifelong endeavor and one that started at a very early age. Although I often found the version of Roget's Thesaurus that I used in middle grades to be cumbersome, once I figured out how to navigate it, I found it intriguing. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Another word for genre. 1 0 obj I just can't wait to share it with students and see what they think of it. Sweet's illustrations are pretty wonderful as usual. Her biographical picture book: A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, illustrated by Melissa Sweet,received a Caldecott Honor award and her historical novel in verse RINGSIDE 1925: Views from the Scopes Trial is an Oprah Recommended Book for ages 12 & up. /F0Q�L"��`��d6�$ ݕ�E|�l���x�)�Ų�]H���w�E6/�W��E�>�|��aE��'�@�k�./0����%�)iC�x����͆5x�K�w�k���R*=���>6���w ������n���|�w�ve��W+Kd�ﲺ�6mP���5�X4]��ɪj��Y�. Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet do it again. The Right Word is just the right discovery! I am glad I learned about Peter Mark Roget. filled with joy, wonder, and inspiration -- this beautiful book about words is nearly leaving me at a loss of words. endobj The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus Jen Bryant, illus. This informational picture book would be great for introducing students to the joy of being curious about words, motivating students to be a collector of words, and selecting just the right word to communicate ide. Or disenchanted. Bibliography: Bryant, Jen. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published by Melissa Sweet. Beautifully illustrated, it still conveys the power of words. For shy young Peter Mark Roget, books were the best companions -- and it wasn’t long before Peter began writing his own book. <> It was named a Caldecott Honor book for excellence in illustration and won the Sibert Medal for excellence in children's nonfiction. I can relate to this guy, as I'm a listy person myself. stream New year! I had no idea what an interesting person Roget was. I read it very quickly when it came through Catalog at the library for processing. Plot Summary: The Right Word is a biography that follows the life of Peter Roget, a man of many talents and the creator of a specialized thesaurus that was named in his honor. Not only is the text lively, with every word chosen carefully--no surprise when one considers the book's subject--but the watercolor, collage, and mixed media illustrations are splendid. OH MY GOD. This is the story of Peter Mark Roget, inventor of the thesaurus, and it is a beauty in every sense of the word. The Right Word Roget and His Thesaurus (Book) : Bryant, Jen : The story of "shy young Peter Mark Roget, [for whom] books were the best companions--and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book.

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